#4956B2#4956B2

#4956B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.145 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956B2
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 178)
HSL	hsl(233, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(233, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 51.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.06, 23.12, -50.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.06, 55.72, 294.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.0096 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.145 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.1087, 11.2853, 43.5457)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956B2 #B2A549

analogous

#498BB2 #4956B2 #7049B2

triadic

#4956B2 #B24956 #56B249

tetradic

#4956B2 #B2498B #B2A549 #49B270

square

#4956B2 #B2498B #B2A549 #49B270

split-complementary

#4956B2 #B27049 #8BB249

monochromatic

#252C5B #374187 #4956B2 #737DC5 #9EA5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#4956B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#4956B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956B2

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956B2	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2363B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A5AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.145 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8585ca',
    500: '#4956b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956b2;
$custom-light: #8585ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.571,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49211,
    "c": 0.14541,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956B2

secondary

#C4BE93

accent

#C256D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956B2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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